As the nation protests police insensitivity against in dealing with cases of rape and molestation in India, here are some brutal images of citizens battling security forces.

Police detain a supporter of Aam Aadmi Party during a protest outside the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi April 21, 2013. Angry crowds demonstrated in the capital after a five-year-old girl was allegedly raped, tortured and kept in captivity for 40 hours, reviving memories of last December's brutal assault on a woman that shook the country.

Police try to detain supporters of Aam Aadmi Party during a protest outside the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi April 21, 2013.

A supporter of Aam Aadmi Party shouts slogans as he and others are detained by police during a protest outside the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi April 21, 2013.

Angry crowds demonstrated in the capital after a five-year-old girl was allegedly raped, tortured and kept in captivity for 40 hours, reviving memories of last December's brutal assault on a woman that shook the country.

Police try to detain supporters of Aam Aadmi Party during a protest outside the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi April 21, 2013.

Policemen try to remove protestors shouting slogans outside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence during a protest against the rape of a 5-year-old girl in New Delhi.

Police try to remove protestors shouting slogans outside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence during a protest against the rape of a 5-year-old girl in New Delhi.

BJP's Mahila Morcha activists during a protest against UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi near her residence over the rape of a minor girl in New Delhi.

A supporter of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) scuffles with police as she marches towards the residence of the chief of ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi during a protest rally in New Delhi April 21, 2013.

RAF deployed outside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence during a protest against the recent rape of a minor girl in New Delhi.

BJP's Mahila Morcha activists during a protest against UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi over the rape of a minor girl in New Delhi.

AISA activists shout slogans during a protest against the rape of a minor girl at Rajpath in New Delhi.

BJP's Mahila Morcha activists try to break the police barricades during the protest against UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi over the rape of a minor girl in New Delhi.

Police try to stop protesters from crossing over a barricade during a protest outside police headquarters in New Delhi April 20, 2013.

BJP's Mahila Morcha activists during a protest against UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi over the rape of a minor girl in New Delhi.

BJP's Mahila Morcha activists during a protest against UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi near her residence over the rape of a minor girl in New Delhi.

BJP's Mahila Morcha activists try to break the police barricades during the protest against UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi near her residence over the rape of a minor girl in New Delhi.

Police detain a supporter of Aam Aadmi Party during a protest outside the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi April 21, 2013.

Demonstrators try to cross a police barricade during a protest outside police headquarters in New Delhi April 20, 2013.